5 NFL Games You Can't Miss This Weekend (Week 6)
Here are five games you want to make sure you don't miss this coming weekend.
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Here are five games you want to make sure you don't miss this coming weekend.
The Detroit Lions are looking to do whatever it takes to win their first game of the season, but they're going to have to do it without three key players. DeAndre Levy is out for the game with the Chicago Bears, but it looks like it could be much longer.
Tight end Eric Ebron and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata will both miss the Lions' game against the Bears on Sunday.
Antonio Brown hasn't seen as many passes thrown his way lately.
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The Lions – at 49.8 rushing yards per game - are still ahead of the 1940 Eagles, which set the league record for fewest rushing yards in a season (298, an average of just over 25 per game in their 11-game schedule).
New York Giants offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz tells his story of getting into football and going from being a 7th round pick to one of the top guards in the game.
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has become well acquainted with his wide receivers, right down to the very last one.
The NFL trade deadline is still two weeks away, but it's not too early to start dreaming up some possible trade scenarios that would completely change the landscape of the league.
"So we've got to develop some consistency before we develop an identity and that's the big thing we've been stressing with our guys."
"From my vantage point, the problem is not what plays are being called, and so that's window dressing."
If you aren't a hardcore NFL fan, then the name Brock Hekking probably won't ring a bell.
The big talk with the Detroit Lions this week is that of quarterback Matthew Stafford who was benched during last week's loss to Arizona Cardinals, but the waters appear to have calmed. Well, all except for Michael Bennett who thinks Stafford is one of those that killed JFK.
Tom Brady has four Super Bowl rings, is a future Hall of Famer and his New England Patriots are off to a 4-0 start, and yet he's still quick to mention his 199th rank in the draft more than a decade ago as motivation for excellence.
"Definitely a stepping stone in my life, very monumental."
"Everybody called out when you can be better. If you did something good, other guys were like, 'Hey, nice job.'"
The NFC South is the focus of Thursday Night Football this week as the New Orleans Saints take on the undefeated Atlanta Falcons.
"I'm 22," Ebron said. "I ain't 40 like most of these guys. I'm gonna be all right."
DeAndre Levy re-injured his ailing hip during his season debut against the Cardinals, and head coach Jim Caldwell announced Wednesday that the linebacker now needs surgery.
There are points to be had this week, but also points to be lost. Let's take a look at who to tab and who to steer clear of for Week 6.
"I think this is going to be a great game. I think Michigan's going to win the game."
"I don't think fans understand how important they are to us. They're very important, they play a big role especially in the fourth quarter."
Solomon Wilcots took some time to speak on three big games coming up in week six and who he feels may end up in the Super Bowl.
The Atlanta Falcons bring their undefeated, 5-0, record into Thursday Night Football in week six against NFC South rival New Orleans Saints.
The Chicago Bears aren't nearly in the same type of desperation mode that the Detroit Lions are in, but they're pretty close. The Bears haven't looked good so far this season, but after a big victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on the road, things are picking up.
